Ladbrokes Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

1st

East India Dock (GB) ^p

No. 13, stall 6

4yo, 8-8, OR 89

J: Harry Davies · T: James Owen

4 8-8 89

Harry Davies

James Owen

4:05.76 £86,632

Settled behind the front group - urged forward with over 2f remaining - made ground under pressure from inside the final furlong and a half - hit the front close home to win going away

2nd

Caballo De Mar (IRE) ^p

No. 14, stall 8

4yo, 8-7, OR 85

J: Callum Shepherd · T: George Scott

4 8-7 85

Callum Shepherd

George Scott

1 £40,613

Handy in the pack - hit the front a furlong out then overtaken close home - unable to reel in winner late

3rd

Zoffee (GB)

No. 8, stall 4

9yo, 8-8, OR 91

J: Joe Leavy (3) · T: Hugo Palmer

9 8-8 91

Joe Leavy (3)

Hugo Palmer

1¾ £20,332

Fought for control early - hit the front briefly then settled behind - moved right approaching the home turn - stayed on well inside the final furlong to finish third

4th

Leinster (IRE)

No. 12, stall 5

4yo, 8-10, OR 91

J: Ryan Moore · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

4 8-10 91

Ryan Moore

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

¾ £10,149

Fought for control early - up with pace before going in front after a furlong - overtaken inside final two furlongs - unable to find more late and beaten into 4th

5th

Who's Glen (FR)

No. 5, stall 10

4yo, 8-12, OR 93

J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding

4 8-12 93

Oisin Murphy

Andrew Balding

1¼ £5,083

Settled towards the back of the pack early - made ground on the inner approaching the final furlong - stayed on well through the closing stages to finish closest at the line

6th

Emiyn (FR)

No. 11, stall 2

8yo, 8-7, OR 90

J: Zak Wheatley (3) · T: Declan Carroll

8 8-7 90

Zak Wheatley (3)

Declan Carroll

0.2 £2,516

Settled in the pack early - asked for more with 5f left - found extra 2f out - stayed on late without reaching front-runners

7th

Spirit Mixer (GB)

No. 10, stall 13

7yo, 8-10, OR 90

J: Rob Hornby · T: Andrew Balding

7 8-10 90

Rob Hornby

Andrew Balding

3 £1,275

Settled midpack early - angled left inside the final furlong - stayed on without threatening the front runners

8th

Bashful Boy (IRE) ^p

No. 16, stall 9

9yo, 7-13, OR 82

J: Aiden Brookes (3) · T: David Pipe

9 7-13 82

Aiden Brookes (3)

David Pipe

0.2 £629

Held up in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - responded in the closing stages to finish 8th

9th

Morning Air (FR)

No. 15, stall 1

4yo, 8-3, OR 84

J: Joe Fanning · T: Venetia Williams

4 8-3 84

Joe Fanning

Venetia Williams

1¼

Sat close to the front group along the rail - pressed for effort with 2f to run - lost ground inside the final furlong to finish 9th

10th

Divine Comedy (IRE)

No. 3, stall 7

7yo, 9-4, OR 101

J: Kaiya Fraser (3) · T: Harry Eustace

7 9-4 101

Kaiya Fraser (3)

Harry Eustace

0.1

Sat close to the front pack wide - lost touch with three furlongs left - dropped away steadily to finish tenth

11th

Hot Fuss (IRE) ^v

No. 7, stall 3

4yo, 8-12, OR 93

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin · T: Tom Dascombe

4 8-12 93

Pierre-Louis Jamin

Tom Dascombe

2

Fought for control early - tracked midfield group - dropped away with two furlongs left and trailed home

12th

Vaguely Royal (IRE) ^tp

No. 9, stall 11

5yo, 8-10, OR 90

J: Connor Beasley · T: Anthony Charlton

5 8-10 90

Connor Beasley

Anthony Charlton

2¼

Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - eventually finished 12th

13th

Duke Of Oxford (GB) ^t

No. 4, stall 14

5yo, 9-2, OR 96

J: Tom Marquand · T: Michael Bell

5 9-2 96

Tom Marquand

Michael Bell

9½

Towards the back of the field - niggled along 2f out - a long way adrift over 1f out and finished 13th

14th

Charging Thunder (GB) ^v

No. 6, stall 16

7yo, 8-12, OR 92

J: David Probert · T: James Owen

7 8-12 92

David Probert

James Owen

2

Settled midpack on the outer early - pulling hard while chasing forward - angled right and made progress over 3f out - dropped away with 2f left and beaten well into the finish

15th

Dawn Rising (IRE)

No. 2, stall 15

8yo, 9-9, OR 103

J: Ray Dawson · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

8 9-9 103

Ray Dawson

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

41

Hemmed in and hesitant break - settled at rear - dropped further adrift from 5f out and still detached with 3f left